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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11795

25 May 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 23
SECTORAL POLICIES / Defence
Commission debates future of European defence
Brussels, 24/05/2017 (Agence Europe)

On the eve of the NATO summit of 25 and 26 May, the College of Commissioners debated the future of European defence on Wednesday 24 May, with the European Commission set to adopt a long-term reflection document on 7 June, listing possible focus areas for the future of European defence.

In addition to this document, the Commission is expected to launch the European Defence Fund, which was announced in the 'European defence action plan' of November 2016. This fund will comprise two axes: a...

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PUBLIC HOLIDAY AND SPECIAL EDITION: Please note that our offices will be closed on 25 and 26 May for the Ascension public holiday.  However, we will publish a special edition on Friday morning covering the EU-USA summit and the NATO summit
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Juncker and Tusk meeting Trump and Erdogan in Brussels on Thursday
G7 SUMMIT: Uncertainties hover over G7 meeting in Italy
DEVELOPMENT: ONE calls on EU to do utmost to ensure G7 does not neglect Africa
MERCOSUR: French EPP MEPs demand protection for beef in free-trade talks
MOROCCO: Moroccan concerns about legal framework of trade relations with EU
ALGERIA: Closing seminar on support project in regulation of electricity and gas
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: Council agreement in sight on type-approval and market surveillance for motor vehicles
REGIONS: Inter-institutional agreement reached to help regions devastated by natural disasters
JHA: Commission is hoping that everything will be up to speed for entry into force of personal data protection reform
ENERGY: EU provides €2 million to support EastMed engineering design
ENERGY: Dalia Grybauskaitė wants Gazprom to compensate damage on gas market
DEFENCE: Commission debates future of European defence
CLIMATE: CAN Europe welcomes announced closure of coal-fired power station
TRANSPORT: Civil society argues that Commission should redefine minimum safety standards for new vehicles
INSTITUTIONAL
TRANSPARENCY: Ombudsman publishes guide for EU personnel dealing with lobbyists
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Investigation into public aid project in favour of Jaguar Land Rover in Slovakia
NEWS BRIEFS
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: EU announces €14.3 million in aid for disaster preparedness
CLIMATE: EU, China and Canada to hold pre-COP 23 ministerial
ENVIRONMENT: Green jobs at heart of EU Green Week which begins on 29 May
TRANSPORT: European shipowners do not want to be systematically involved in migrant rescue operations
CALENDAR
European institutions' main activities: 29/05 - 04/06
Other events: 25/05 - 04/06